Detroit Water Department Pursuing $20 Million from Unpaid Commercial Accounts
Ian Muttoo/Creative Commons The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is ramping up efforts to collect unpaid water bills from commercial...
Safe Roads Symposium to Discuss Proposal One
Editor5807/Creative Commons The Michigan Municipal League is planning a Safe Roads Symposium. The event is designed to create a forum for...
‘Restore the ‘Moor:’ Brightmoor Seeks to Grow Neighborhood with Local Tourism
Neighbors Building Brightmoor Brightmoor residents are working to improve their neighborhood through local tourism. Community members are strategizing on how public...
Survey Suggests Michigan Moose Population Declining
Al_HikesAZ/Flickr A recent survey shows Michigan’s moose population is declining. The state's Department of Natural Resources' survey found 100 fewer of the...
Fires Burn Longer In Detroit
Map courtesy Motor City Muckraker A report from the Motor City Muckraker shows more than 150 structure fires in Detroit...
Detroit Today: WDET, Data Driven Detroit Launch Detroit By The Numbers
Detroit By The Numbers is a new series on WDET that will separate fact from fiction on various myths around...
Wayne State Honors Civil Rights Activist Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Wayne State will be holding an honorary degree ceremony to honor Viola Gregg Liuzzo, a Wayne state student who died...
A Letter to You, From Detroit Today Host Stephen Henderson
An Italian poet once said that to begin, you must be bold, and venture to be wise. That's a pretty...
Search for the Next State Superintendent: Brian Whiston
The State Board of Education is interviewing the final three candidates tomorrow to become the next state school Superintendent. Current Superintendent...
What is Poverty, and Where Does Metro Detroit Stack Up? [Infographic]
Poverty is defined by Merriam Webster as “the state of being poor,” or “a lack of something.” These definitions are...
Where is Poverty in Metro Detroit? [Map]
You may see it everywhere, or you may never see it at all, depending on where you live. As the...
How Poor are Detroit, Metro Area? Here’s What the Data Show [INTERVIEW]
Detroit has the most people living in poverty, as defined by the federal poverty threshold, among the nation’s 20 biggest...